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Ciara Moloney is a film and TV critic. She is the co-founder of pop culture blog The Sundae, and her work has also appeared in Fangoria, Current Affairs, and Bright Wall/Dark Room. She shares a birthday with Bob Mortimer.

Ciara Moloney

Circle Movie

Editorials

‘Circle’ Calls Our Conscience To a Vote

Dad. Husband. Horror lover. Aspiring writer. &#8216;Are You Afraid of the Dark?&#8217; Fanatic. Podcast supporter. Bad golfer. I love Mothman and all other cryptids.

J.D. Gravatte

Hangmans Curse

The Twists and Turns of ‘Hangman’s Curse’

Fascinated with the horror genre. Enthralled with the stimuli it causes. Love writing the words to explain the horror stimuli. Also, owner of a gargoyle.

Joshua Anderson

Trailer Park of Terror

‘Trailer Park of Terror’ and God’s Undead Warriors

Wren Crain is a writer, graphic designer and photographer. They are the co-creator of Transploitation, the first book exploring trans and non-binary representation in horror.

Wren Crain

Seed of Chucky

How ‘Seed of Chucky’ Explores Non-Binary Identities

Nguyen Le is a lover of films, games, and food hailing from a land across the Atlantic. You bet he can make butt-kicking ca phe sua da. Clueless at talking dirty, adequate at talking movies. Nguyen could always use more friends on Twitter and Facebook.

Nguyen Le

Dark Water Jennifer Connelly

The ‘Dark Water’ Remake Trades Ghosts for Neuroses

Jerry Sampson is a freelance writer, horror writer, screenwriter, and editor. Her love for film and the horror genre leads her to explore and question the darkness that lies in the shadows of human existence. She studies the concept of inherited trauma and finds that theme coming up unconsciously in much of her work. Jerry is a contributing writer for Ghouls Magazine. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and cat-child.

Jerry J. Sampson

Kim Ok-bin Kang-Ho Song Thirst

Religion, Shame, and Self-Acceptance in ‘Thirst’

Mikey P. Jr. is a fan of Latin American cinema and horror films. He is the host of The Descent podcast and is either running his Etsy shop or after his children.

Mikey P. Jr.

Diablo Rojo PTY

Bus Life Meets Folk-Horror in ‘Diablo Rojo PTY’

Jo Reid has recently graduated with an Msc in Film, Exhibition and Curation at Edinburgh University. She is interested the weird, the tacky, and the cheesy, and exploring the possibilities of exhibiting digital media such as games and fan content.

Jo Reid

Steve Oram Alice Lowe Sightseers

‘Sightseers’ and the Horrors of Intimacy

Writer, actress, &amp; educator. Writer &amp; director of @BystandersFilm. Intersectional feminist. Lead writer at @xmorbidbeautyx. Stephen King&#8217;s It expert. She/her.

Jamie Alvey

Zohra Lampert Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Zohra Lampert Let’s Scare Jessica to Death

Finding Myself in ‘Let’s Scare Jessica to Death’

Molly Henery is a film critic, entertainment writer, and author of both nonfiction and fiction with a Master&#8217;s degree in professional creative writing. Molly began writing horror film reviews for her own website, The Blogging Banshee, before eventually branching out and writing for other outlets including Fangoria, Dread Central, Nightmarish Conjurings, and more. She is most well-known for her “Uterus Horror” column on Certified Forgotten which examines a different film each month in a subgenre of horror Molly named and defined. Molly has made a name for herself as a horror genre expert which has allowed her to be a guest on numerous podcasts, is a cast member of Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary, and co-authored the upcoming book, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Keep up on what Molly Henery is watching and writing about on her social media.

Molly Henery

Emily Bergl The Rage Carrie 2

Uterus Horror

Trauma and Toxic Masculinity in ‘The Rage: Carrie 2’

Erin Devany is an aspiring filmmaker with a love for horror and a passion for all things creative. Her work captures bands, friends, art, pets, portraits, and many of her own creative endeavors. She can currently be found freelancing her work out of the DFW area.

Erin Devany

Thomas Dekker From Within

Religion Begets Trauma in ‘From Within’

Mary Beth McAndrews is a film writer, with a love for horror, based in Washington, DC. She has written for outlets such as RogerEbert.com, Paste Magazine, and Film School Rejects. She is also the co-host of the Scarred For Life podcast and Watched Once, Never Again.

Mary Beth McAndrews

Aleksandra Cwen Hagazussa

‘Hagazussa’ Melds Heathens and Rape-Revenge

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